We all have experienced depression from time to time and thankfully, we often are able to come out of it with our will and little help from friends and family. But the term clinical depression is something can that needs extensive medical treatment from an expert psychiatrist. Let’s check out the risks of the same if it is left untreated.

1.
Suicide

The
most feared risk of untreated depression is suicide. It includes
having suicidal thought as well. Many individuals start looking for
ways to end their life, or might also picture them carrying it out
too. Though being involved in violence is somewhat rare, severely
depressed individuals can cause harm to others as well, if they are
provoked or evoked.

2.
Self Injury

Several
individuals engage in self-injury in order to cope with their
depression. It includes hitting head on the walls or hard surfaces,
burning, clawing, skinning, cutting or ingesting some toxic
substance. In such cases, even when some individual is not actually
considering suicide, these harmful activities can result in severe
injury or even death, accidentally.

3.
Addiction

It
is not uncommon to find people drink or smoke or even take drugs to
cope up with their depression. For clinical depression, this
addiction becomes even worse. Such individuals try to subdue their
consciousness with substance abuse. This, in turn, can bring many
medical threats to them. In many cases, its overuse has been found to
lead towards death and deterioration of health.

4.
Poor Performance

As
depression makes people drenched out of energy, make them unable to
focus or even perform the capability, it is almost inevitable to find
its result in everyday life. Let it be academic or workplace
performance, the results often are too poor as compared to normal.

5.
Reckless Behavior

Depression
might make people let their guards down, as they are not certain they
want a better tomorrow. These individuals might engage in action
without considering their consequences. It includes reckless driving,
doing dangerous recreational activities, etc.

6.
Relationship Issues

Depression
deteriorates personal relations the most. It causes rifts, fights,
hopelessness in a relationship and affects their family’s mental
health as well. For married people, it can lead to even separation or
divorce. When such individuals also have children, it dis-balance
their growth and emotional health drastically.

7.
Poor Health

Depression
leads to many health complications, some directly and some
indirectly. For instance, insomnia and fatigue directly result from
depression and long term depression can give rise to weight gain,
high cholesterol and other complications.

Can
Depression Be Cured With Timely Treatment

Thankfully,
yes! Treatment for depression includes sessions with expert
psychiatrists, group session, medicines and shock treatment in severe
cases.

On behalf of ILS Hospitals, we would like every individual to evaluate their mental health once in a while, just like they do for their physical health. Remember, the depression is just a phase that can be overcome with help, modern medicines are more than capable of resolving it for good if it is availed at the right time.